2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNLV | 2 | 41 | 14 | 34.1 | 163 | 1 | 2 | 65.84 | 80 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Air Force | 5 | 46 | 20 | 43.5 | 350 | 2 | 3 | 108.71 | 76 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 3 | Nevada | 3 | 39 | 17 | 43.6 | 268 | 2 | 1 | 113.10 | 57 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | Colorado State | 5 | 76 | 37 | 48.7 | 681 | 5 | 2 | 140.40 | 51 | 33 | 19 | 9 |
| 5 | San Diego State | 9 | 134 | 71 | 53.0 | 811 | 4 | 7 | 103.23 | 59 | 39 | 14 | 7 |
| 6 | Boise State | 9 | 144 | 80 | 55.6 | 888 | 9 | 2 | 125.21 | 53 | 38 | 17 | 5 |
| 7 | San Jose State | 2 | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 193 | 2 | 2 | 191.51 | 64 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Hawai'i | 3 | 47 | 28 | 59.6 | 351 | 3 | 0 | 143.36 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| 9 | Wyoming | 5 | 87 | 53 | 60.9 | 756 | 5 | 2 | 148.29 | 75 | 30 | 19 | 6 |
| 10 | Utah State | 4 | 46 | 29 | 63.0 | 360 | 1 | 1 | 131.60 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 5 |
| 11 | New Mexico | 6 | 61 | 40 | 65.6 | 585 | 4 | 2 | 161.21 | 75 | 24 | 12 | 7 |
| 12 | Fresno State | 1 | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 132 | 3 | 0 | 241.57 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||